Management Board

Jack Bowles (48)

Director, Americas

Nationality: French

Position: Director, Americas since October 2011.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 2004; became President of British American Tobacco France in 2005; appointed Managing Director of the Company’s publicly listed subsidiary, British American Tobacco Malaysia, in 2007; appointed to the Management Board as Director, Western Europe in October 2009; and Chairman of Souza Cruz in Brazil.

Mark Cobben (55)

Director, Western Europe

Nationality: Dutch

Position: Director, Western Europe since October 2011.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1993; General Manager in Switzerland, Argentina, Russia and Germany; joined the Management Board as Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean in October 2007; appointed Director, Americas in January 2009.

David Fell (51)

Director, Asia-Pacific

Nationality: British

Position: Director, Asia-Pacific since September 2010.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1989; appointed President of British American Tobacco Japan in 2000; became Area Director, British American Tobacco Australasia and Managing Director, British American Tobacco Australia in October 2004; appointed to the Management Board as Director, Eastern Europe in April 2008.

Giovanni Giordano (46)

Group Human Resources Director

Nationality: Italian/US

Position: Group Human Resources Director since June 2011

Skills and experience: Joined the Group and appointed to the Management Board in June 2011; an international human resources career with wide experience in senior roles at Procter & Gamble and Ferrero, where he was Chief Corporate Officer.

Andrew Gray (47)

Director, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

Nationality: Brazilian/British

Position: Director, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa since January 2011.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1987; held a variety of senior marketing and general management roles in South America (including President of Souza Cruz in Brazil) and also in Central America, the Caribbean and Malaysia; joined the Management Board as Director, Africa and Middle East region in January 2008.

Jean-Marc Lévy (49)

Group Marketing Director

Nationality: Swiss

Position: Group Marketing Director since January 2010.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1994 as Marketing Director in Switzerland; held a variety of marketing and general management roles in Europe and South East Asia; joined the Management Board as Director, Western Europe in April 2008.

Des Naughton (45)

Group Operations Director

Nationality: British

Position: Group Operations Director since June 2011.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1995; held a number of general management and marketing roles including Global Brand Director for Dunhill and General Manager, South Korea; Regional Head of Marketing, Africa and Middle East; joined the Management Board as Director, Eastern Europe in September 2010 becoming Group Operations Director Designate on 1 January 2011.

Dr David O’Reilly (45)

Group Scientific Director

Nationality: British

Position: Group Scientific Director since January 2012.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1991; has held various positions in Group Research & Development (GR&D) most recently as Head of GR&D; Head of International Public Health & Scientific Affairs; appointed Group Scientific Director, a new position on the Management Board, on 1 January 2012.

Michael Prideaux (61)

Group Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director

Nationality: British

Position: Group Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director since 1998.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1989; previously Chief Executive of Charles Barker City, a leading financial and corporate public relations, advertising and design agency; appointed Group Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director and a member of the Management Board in 1998 following the demerger of B.A.T. Industries. Michael will retire from British American Tobacco at the end of June 2012.

Naresh Sethi (45)

Group Business Development Director

Nationality: Indian/Australian

Position: Group Business Development Director since January 2012.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 2001; has held various marketing roles in Australasia, Indonesia, West Africa and Japan where he was Marketing Director and, later, the Group’s General Manager; appointed Group Business Development Director, a new position on the Management Board, on 1 January 2012.

Kingsley Wheaton (39)

Deputy Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director

Nationality: British

Position: Deputy Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director since January 2012.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1996; has held various marketing roles in the Middle East and West Africa before becoming Marketing Director in Nigeria and Russia and, later, General Manager in Russia. Most recently Global Brand Director for Kent and Vogue.

Neil Withington (55)

Group Legal and Security Director and General Counsel

Nationality: British

Position: Group Legal and Security Director and General Counsel since 2000.

Skills and experience: Joined the Group in 1993 after a career at the Bar and in the pharmaceutical industry; Group’s Deputy General Counsel; appointed to the Management Board as Legal Director and General Counsel in August 2000; a Non-Executive Director of Reynolds American Inc. since 2004.